As most of you know, I love a carboot sale and try and do them twice a year - usually spring and autumn. I was considering doing one soon thought I'd share some pearls of wisdom from what we've learnt along the way...

Bikini top: £14.99, H&M. Bikini bottoms: £9.99, H&M. Espadrilles: £42 in the sale, Soludos at Very Exclusive. Sunglasses: £35 in the sale, Le Specs at Very Exclusive. It’s that time of year. I’m not a huge sales shopper (as most of you know), preferring to buy a few select pieces which I’ve been looking at full price.…

Arriving back in the UK mid January wasn’t exactly ideal for the sales. I feel like I missed the boat really, and was wondering if there was actually anything left, which sparked me to do a last minute sales post. There are still a few bargains to be had –…

Coat: £55.30, Marks & Spencer. Poloneck: £14.95, Muji (instore). Bag: £32, Next. Jeans: £17.99, Gap I’ve been after this coat ever since I saw it at the Marks & Spencer S/S Press Day back in May (and quite a few of you have, too!). It came in, then promptly sold out. Then it came in again – I…

Top: £123 in the sale, MiH Jeans at Very Exclusive. Jacket: J Crew (sold out but buy similar from Mango here). Jeans: £122 in the sale, Paige Denim. Espadrilles: £41 in the sale, Dune Whilst wearing this top from the Very Exclusive sale (any excuse to get MiH at half price), I unwittingly wore an outfit…

Jacket: J Crew (buy similar here). Top: £12 in the sale, New Look. Skirt: £24.99, H&M. Bag: £350, Sophie Hulme. Sandals: £110, Ancient Greek Sandals. All jewellery: Astley Clarke Secret Sale. Photograph: Christopher O’Donnell The key to a good wardrobe is high to low dressing. You can wear High Street all day long…

Yes, you read that right. And Burberry, Kenzo, Chloe and MARC By Marc Jacobs. One of the best accessories websites around, Monnier Freres, is having a SECRET SALE between 18th – 21st May with 50% off a huge selection of bags – all items in the sale are listed here – using…